simple

adjective
sim·ple
sĭm'''′'''pəl

Uncomplicated; lacking complexity; taken by itself, with nothing added.

Other meanings

Easy; not difficult.
Without ornamentation; plain.

Synonyms

elementary

Related words

nonsimple
quasisimple
semisimple
simplehearted
simplicate
simplish
simplism
simplistic
subsimple
supersimple
ultrasimple
unsimple

Example sentences

“You find strength in the simple things.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“That's as simple as it gets.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“I love how simple it is.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "simplex".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “simple” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.